I’m not going to bother picking a side in the debate as to what the ‘REM’ in ‘REM pod’ actually stands for. ‘Remote Electronic Monitoring’? ‘Radiating Electro-Magneticity’? Either way, it has something to do with electromagnetic fields. As ghost hunters claim that spirits will utilise and disturb electromagnetic fields (EMF) in order to ‘communicate’, you can see how this links up. If a ghost approaches the device, it will light up and make a sound. We’ve talked about this when we discussed the EMF meter.
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Structured Light Scanners, or ‘SLS’ are something you may have seen ghost hunters use when looking for the ‘physical embodiment of spirits’. While they command a high price on the internet, the chances are, you can pick up the important pieces from eBay or a local charity shop for not much outlay. You just need to know what to look for, and how to hook up them up with the right software. You’ll be surprised just how easy this is. Firstly, what do we mean by ‘structured light’?
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To complement the Ghosts in the Machines Show, I’m going to share an insight into the tech in question. It’s my hope that inquisitive people will make some of this stuff themselves. As I insist in the show, I couldn’t discourage people from doing ghost hunting if they are set on doing it. However, there is much to be learned and huge satisfaction gained in creating your own technology, and I’m not talking about dowsing rods, or how to tie string to a crystal, things prone to the ideomotor effect.1 Neither am I advocating you rush off and start playing with Ouija boards or things like that. If you do, that’s your look out; good luck.
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